Odds and Ends

Posted at 5:44 PM on August 2, 2006 by Tom Scheck

Erlandson hits the airwaves.

Mike Erlandson is running radio ads to help his run for Congress. Erlandson is one of seven DFLers running in the September primary in Minnesota's Fifth Congressional District. He is the former DFL party chair and former chief of staff to Congressman Martin Sabo, who is retiring. In fact, one of the ads is Sabo singing Erlandson's praises.

Speaking of Sabo, he'll appear at an event on Thursday with Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi. Here are the details:

Congressman Martin Olav Sabo (DFL-5th District), a senior member of the U.S. House of Representatives, will host Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi at a forum with respected Twin Cities leaders on the New Direction for America agenda recently unveiled by Democrats in Congress. WHO: Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Congressman Martin Olav Sabo, Congresswoman Betty McCollum, and Invited Guests WHAT: Democrats' "New Direction for America" Forum WHERE: Humphrey Forum Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota 301 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN WHEN: 3 p.m. Thursday, August 3, 2006

Pelosi isn't the only national politician who will be in Minnesota this week. The Republican National Committee's 2006 Annual Summer Meeting themed "Defining The Difference," will be at the Bloomington Sheraton Hotel on Thursday and Friday. Here are those details on the open press events:

OPEN PRESS EVENTS Thursday, August 3rd, 2006 1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. CDT RNC Standing Committee On Rules Meeting Edina Room 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. CDT Welcome Session Grand Ballroom (West and Center) Friday, August 4th, 2006 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. CDT RNC General Session Grand Ballroom (West and Center) 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. CDT RNC Member's Luncheon Grand Ballroom (East).

The Independence Party's Team Minnesota will hold a news conference on Thursday. Peter Hutchinson, who is running for governor, and the other I-P endorsed statewide candidates will discuss transportation:

Peter Hutchinson, Independence Party-endorsed candidate for Governor, and the rest of Team Minnesota (Maureen Reed - Lt. Governor, John James - Attorney General, Lucy Gerold - State Auditor, and Joel Spoonheim - Secretary of State) will conduct a news conference on Thursday, August 3, 10:30 a.m., in State Capitol Room 125. They will discuss issues related to Transportation, one of the four main things (Education, Health Care, Transportation and Environment/Energy) that will move Minnesota forward.

Finally, Paul Ostrow is one of those candidates on Youtube.com. You can see him talking about policy issues here.

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